How-to-Tips, Apps & Deals

Three Easy One-Minute Tricks to Create Pure Content Magic

Posted on July 14th, 2015 | By Gerd Meissner

Your new business website or blog doesn't attract enough visitors? Three simple tricks, applied in a matter of minutes, will help you draw a lot more traffic to your site. Instantly. All you have to do is to "write by numbers." ***Sounds crazy? Consider this:Airplane pilots learn and practice t... [more]

How to Make Difficult Decisions

Posted on October 9th, 2014 | By Gerd Meissner

This tweet by @HelpAReporter just popped up on my screen. The method pictured here is simple, yet elegant and efficient. In short, it works. This is How Evernote CEO Phil Libin Makes Decisions http://t.co/LeccxA9IWR pic.twitter.com/z94jHTYcq1— Help A Reporter Out (@helpareporter) October ... [more]

Surprisingly Simple Method to Mobile Blog From Your iPhone / iPad

Posted on September 18th, 2014 | By Gerd Meissner

Quick updates from the road to your blog just got a lot easier on the iPad / iPhone (iOS 8). If you manage your blog with the "Remember Everything" service Evernote and use Postach.io as your blogging platform, that is. How it works: To share or comment on something from your mobile device, tap ... [more]

Top 3 Reasons Why I Don't Respond to Contact Requests on LinkedIn

Posted on September 11th, 2014 | By Gerd Meissner

How to deal with non-specific "Connect" requests on LinkedIn? A lot more people I've never heard of have contacted me on the business networking platform recently. Out of the blue. No reasons given. Here's what I do with such requests: As a general rule, with few exceptions, I simply delete them... [more]

Free App to Get Job Search Results

Posted on August 21st, 2014 | By Gerd Meissner

NetSnips helps you track changes on job board and company career pages from your iPhone or iPad screen (sorry, Android users). But online job search is just one example I chose for this post, NetSnips' inventor had much more in mind. The app will alert you to updates on any website you choose. ... [more]